Ciara Laverty: Ireland Year List 2022 IRBC, All records Record(s) 1 to 138 of 138 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 08/01/2022 Strangford 2 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 23/04/2022 Portmore Lough 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 14/01/2022 Portmore Lough 4 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 31/12/2022 Portmore Lough 5 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 05/01/2022 Corbett Lake 6 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 05/01/2022 Corbett Lake 7 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 08/01/2022 Greyabbey 8 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 11/05/2022 The Argory 9 Garganey Spatula querquedula 02/04/2022 Portmore Lough 10 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 02/04/2022 Portmore Lough 11 Gadwall Mareca strepera 06/02/2022 Portmore Lough 12 Wigeon Mareca penelope 15/01/2022 Ardilea Road, Dundrum Inner Bay 13 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 04/01/2022 Peatlands Park 14 Pintail Anas acuta 13/11/2022 Marlacoo Lake 15 Teal Anas crecca 08/01/2022 Bar Hall Bay, Portaferry 16 Pochard Aythya ferina 06/02/2022 Portmore Lough 17 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 14/01/2022 Portmore Lough 18 Scaup Aythya marila 24/01/2022 Mullaghartrey Bay, Lough Neagh 19 Eider Somateria mollissima 08/01/2022 Strangford 20 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 10/01/2022 Moyola Waterfoot 21 Goosander Mergus merganser 05/01/2022 Corbett Lake 22 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 21/03/2022 Ballinderry Mouth 23 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 08/01/2022 Mount Stewart 24 Swift Apus apus 30/04/2022 RSPB Belfast WOW 25 Rock Dove Columba livia 21/05/2022 Murlough NNR 26 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 04/01/2022 Peatlands Park 27 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 07/01/2022 Garden 28 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 30/11/2022 Killycolpy 29 Corncrake Crex crex 04/06/2022 Tory Island 30 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 04/01/2022 Peatlands Park 31 Coot Fulica atra 14/01/2022 Portmore Lough 32 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 08/01/2022 Mount Stewart 33 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 10/01/2022 Moyola Waterfoot 34 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 08/01/2022 Strangford 35 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 24/01/2022 Ballynawillian Bay, Lough Neagh 36 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 08/01/2022 Knockinelder 37 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Yes 07/08/2022 Portmore Lough 38 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 08/01/2022 Knockinelder 39 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 16/04/2022 Killard 40 Curlew Numenius arquata 08/01/2022 Portaferry 41 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 15/01/2022 Dundrum Bay, Co Down 42 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 02/02/2022 Tamnamore Road 43 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 22/01/2022 Peatlands Park 44 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 14/11/2022 Moyola Waterfoot 45 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 23/04/2022 Lady Bay, Lough Neagh 46 Redshank Tringa totanus 08/01/2022 Portaferry 47 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 15/01/2022 Dundrum Bay, Co Down 48 Ruff Calidris pugnax 07/08/2022 Lady Bay, Lough Neagh 49 Dunlin Calidris alpina 08/08/2022 Derrywarragh Flat, Lough Neagh 50 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 04/06/2022 Inisbofin, Donegal 51 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 30/04/2022 RSPB Belfast WOW 52 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 16/04/2022 Killard 53 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 07/08/2022 Lady Bay, Lough Neagh 54 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 21/05/2022 St John's Point 55 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 04/01/2022 Peatlands Park 56 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 30/04/2022 RSPB Belfast WOW 57 Common Gull Larus canus 08/01/2022 Portaferry 58 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 08/01/2022 Strangford 59 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 08/01/2022 Portaferry 60 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 10/01/2022 Moyola Waterfoot 61 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 04/06/2022 Machaire Rabhartaigh 62 Puffin Fratercula arctica 04/06/2022 Tory Island 63 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 08/01/2022 Strangford 64 Razorbill Alca torda 21/05/2022 St John's Point 65 Guillemot Uria aalge 04/06/2022 Machaire Rabhartaigh 66 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 04/06/2022 Inisbofin, Donegal 67 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 21/05/2022 St John's Point 68 Gannet Morus bassanus 16/04/2022 Killard 69 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 05/01/2022 Corbett Lake 70 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 08/01/2022 Strangford 71 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Yes 02/04/2022 Portmore Lough 72 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 14/01/2022 Portmore Lough 73 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Yes 24/01/2022 The Creagh, Toome 74 Great White Egret Ardea alba Yes 18/01/2022 Toome 75 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 05/01/2022 Corbett Lake 76 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes 30/09/2022 R256 near Muckish Flying from Muckish in direction of Glenveagh. Bird had wing tags but too distant to read. Seen while driving and had to quickly pull over. 77 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 05/01/2022 Lisnastrane Road 78 Red Kite Milvus milvus Yes 23/01/2022 Lighthouse Road, Co Down 79 Buzzard Buteo buteo 04/01/2022 Birch stand in field near Cohannon 80 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 24/08/2022 Killycolpy 81 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 03/03/2022 The Argory 82 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Yes 08/01/2022 Mountain Rd, Portaferry 83 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 26/02/2022 Shanliss Rd 84 Jay Garrulus glandarius 08/01/2022 Mount Stewart 85 Magpie Pica pica 02/01/2022 Lisnastrane Rd 86 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 04/06/2022 Tory Island 87 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 02/01/2022 Lisnastrane Rd 88 Rook Corvus frugilegus 05/01/2022 Banbridge (A1) 89 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 08/01/2022 Portaferry 90 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 04/01/2022 Peatlands Park 91 Raven Corvus corax 05/01/2022 Ballard Road, Co Armagh 92 Coal Tit Periparus ater 03/01/2022 Garden Feeder 93 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 02/01/2022 Garden Feeder 94 Great Tit Parus major 03/01/2022 Garden Feeder 95 Skylark Alauda arvensis 04/06/2022 Tory Island 96 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 30/04/2022 RSPB Belfast WOW 97 Swallow Hirundo rustica 12/04/2022 Ballyronan Marina 98 House Martin Delichon urbicum 23/04/2022 Portmore Lough 99 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 15/01/2022 Murlough NNR 100 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 14/04/2022 Killycolpy 101 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 21/03/2022 Moyola Waterfoot 102 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 22/04/2022 Derryadd Lake 103 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 02/05/2022 Traad 104 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 29/04/2022 Killycolpy 105 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 22/04/2022 Derryadd Lake 106 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 04/01/2022 Peatlands Park 107 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 05/01/2022 Ballard Road, Co Armagh 108 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 16/01/2022 Polepatrick Park, Magherafelt 109 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 02/01/2022 Garden Feeder 110 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 04/01/2022 Peatlands Park 111 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 05/01/2022 Ballard Road, Co Armagh 112 Redwing Turdus iliacus 05/01/2022 Ballard Road, Co Armagh 113 Blackbird Turdus merula 04/01/2022 Peatlands Park 114 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 04/01/2022 Peatlands Park 115 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 05/01/2022 Ballard Road, Co Armagh 116 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 28/05/2022 Roisin’s Garden 117 Robin Erithacus rubecula 02/01/2022 Lisnastrane Rd 118 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 15/01/2022 Murlough NNR 119 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 04/06/2022 Tory Island 120 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 16/04/2022 Raleagh River 121 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 14/01/2022 Portmore Lough 122 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 03/01/2022 Garden Feeder 123 Dunnock Prunella modularis 04/01/2022 Garden 124 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 16/04/2022 Raleagh River 125 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 04/01/2022 Peatlands Park 126 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 21/03/2022 Moyola Waterfoot 127 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 08/01/2022 Greyabbey 128 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 03/01/2022 Garden Feeder 129 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 17/03/2022 Garden 130 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 10/01/2022 Moyola Waterfoot 131 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 27/02/2022 Lackan Bog 132 Linnet Linaria cannabina 06/04/2022 Coalisland Canal 133 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 03/01/2022 Garden Feeder 134 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 13/05/2022 Peatlands Park 135 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 02/01/2022 Garden Feeder 136 Siskin Spinus spinus 09/01/2022 Maghery Shore 137 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 15/01/2022 Murlough NNR 138 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 14/01/2022 Portmore Lough